Chris G. asks: Why are there so many countries that have a name that ends in stan? I was also wondering why we call people from many countries the name of their country ended with an, like Canada and Canadian? Denoting that it is a piece of the earth associated with a particular group of people, the suffix -stan simply … Continue reading Why Do Many Countries’ Names End in “-stan,” and Home Country Designations Often End with “–an” as in “American”?